A90280:166
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an…Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an…
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoined some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internal Light, revelation, &c. / By John Owen: D.D.Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall for Tho, 1659
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Sect. 24. If it be said, that they do upon other accounts judge and believe the scripture to be true, and to be the Word of God; I suppose it will not be thought unreasonable if we enquire after those Grounds and accounts, seeing they are of so great concernement unto us; All Truths in Relations consisting, in their consonancy and Agreement, to the nature of the things they deliver, I desire to know how they came to judge of the consonancy, between the nature of the things delivered in the Scripture, and the delivery of them therein? The things whereof we speak being heavenly, spiritual, mysterious, and supernatural, there cannot be any knowledge obtained of them but by the Word it's self. How then can they make any Judgment of the Truth of ⟨p. 112⟩that Scripture in the Relation of these things, which are no where to be known (I speak of many of them) in the least, but by that Scripture its self.
Sect. 24. If it be said, that they doe upon other accounts judge and believe the scripture to be true, and to be the Word of God; I suppose it will not be thought unreasonable if we enquire after those Grounds and accounts, seeing they are of so great concernement unto us; All Truths in Relations consisting, in their consonancy and Agreement, to the nature of the things they deliver, I desire to know how they came to judge of the consonancy, betweene the nature of the things delivered in the Scripture, and the delivery of them therein? The things whereof we speake being heavenly, spirituall, mysterious, and supernaturall, there cannot be any knowledge obtained of them but by the Word it's selfe. How then can they make any Judgment of the Truth of ⟨p. 112⟩that Scripture in the Relation of these things, which are no where to be known (I speak of many of them) in the least, but by that Scripture its selfe.
Sect. 25. If they shall say, that they found their judgment and declaration upon some discovery, that the Scripture makes of its self unto them; they affirm the same that we plead for: only they would very desirously appropriate to themselves the Privilege of being able to discern that discovery so made in the Scripture. To make good this claim, they must either plead somewhat from themselves, or from the Scriptures: if from themselves, it can be nothing, but that they see, like the men of China, and all others are blind, or have but one eye at the best, being wiser then any others, and more able to discern then they. Now though I shall easily grant them to be very subtle and cunning, yet that they are so much wiser then all the world besides, that they are meet to impose upon their belief things that they neither do, nor can discern or